After many weeks of anticipation I finally got out to see Fahrenheit 9/11 recently. With one article or another about this movie hitting the "top stories" page on Google News every day for weeks on end, I felt like I'd be missing something if I didn't give it a look.
The executive summary is that it's an OK movie. It started out well, got a little weak and lost direction toward the middle, and then solidified while getting a little weepy toward the end. Overall a thumbs up, but more for the information content than the presentation, which was just OK.
When I compare it to Bowling for Columbine, the film doesn't measure up. Bowling was an interesting, solid, funny film. Fahrenheit 9/11 scores lower in most ways, except hype and controversy.
I already had a pretty low opinion of Mr. Bush, so this film didn't shift it one way or the other, although even if I was a supporter of Mr. Bush, I don't know if I would have been swayed enough to change my vote.
Posted by Brent Marykuca at August 13, 2004 09:08 PM